Sounds kinda fishy, probably another poisoning incident............!!!
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NEW YORK - Sen. Tim Johnson, D-S. D., has been hospitalized with symptoms
described as stroke-like. The seriousness of his illness has not been
disclosed.
In addition to concern about Johnson's immediate health, his illness draws
political concern in that the Democrats currently hold a 51-49 advantage in
seats, giving them control of the Senate.
The governor of South Dakota is Republican Mike Rounds. Should there be a
vacancy as a consequence of Johnson's illness and Rounds appoints a
Republican to fill the term, that would make the count 50 Demorats and 50
Republicans. Under the rules of the Senate, ties votes are settled by the
vote of the vice president - currently Republican ***** Cheney - effectively
giving control of the Senate to the Republicans.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/16191212/
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14 Dec 2006 12:25:33 PM |
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mukyuk wrote:
Sounds kinda fishy, probably another poisoning incident............!!!
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NEW YORK - Sen. Tim Johnson, D-S. D., has been hospitalized with symptoms
described as stroke-like. The seriousness of his illness has not been
disclosed.
In addition to concern about Johnson's immediate health, his illness draws
political concern in that the Democrats currently hold a 51-49 advantage in
seats, giving them control of the Senate.
The governor of South Dakota is Republican Mike Rounds. Should there be a
vacancy as a consequence of Johnson's illness and Rounds appoints a
Republican to fill the term, that would make the count 50 Demorats and 50
Republicans. Under the rules of the Senate, ties votes are settled by the
vote of the vice president - currently Republican ***** Cheney - effectively
giving control of the Senate to the Republicans.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/16191212/
Democratic secret agents are working on a plan to zap Cheney's
pacemaker should he become the tie-breaker again.
Dr. Bipolar ;))
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14 Dec 2006 02:43:44 PM |
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"Dr. Bipolar" <g-ray52@excite.com> wrote in message
news:1166120733.392935.159620@73g2000cwn.googlegroups.com...
mukyuk wrote:
Sounds kinda fishy, probably another poisoning incident............!!!
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NEW YORK - Sen. Tim Johnson, D-S. D., has been hospitalized with symptoms
described as stroke-like. The seriousness of his illness has not been
disclosed.
In addition to concern about Johnson's immediate health, his illness
draws
political concern in that the Democrats currently hold a 51-49 advantage
in
seats, giving them control of the Senate.
The governor of South Dakota is Republican Mike Rounds. Should there be
a
vacancy as a consequence of Johnson's illness and Rounds appoints a
Republican to fill the term, that would make the count 50 Demorats and 50
Republicans. Under the rules of the Senate, ties votes are settled by
the
vote of the vice president - currently Republican ***** Cheney -
effectively
giving control of the Senate to the Republicans.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/16191212/
Democratic secret agents are working on a plan to zap Cheney's
pacemaker should he become the tie-breaker again.
If that happens, then the decision will be left up to President Bush, I
bet...
Dr. Bipolar ;))
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14 Dec 2006 10:51:17 PM |
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mukyuk wrote:
"Dr. Bipolar" <g-ray52@excite.com> wrote in message
news:1166120733.392935.159620@73g2000cwn.googlegroups.com...
mukyuk wrote:
Sounds kinda fishy, probably another poisoning incident............!!!
=====================
NEW YORK - Sen. Tim Johnson, D-S. D., has been hospitalized with symptoms
described as stroke-like. The seriousness of his illness has not been
disclosed.
In addition to concern about Johnson's immediate health, his illness
draws
political concern in that the Democrats currently hold a 51-49 advantage
in
seats, giving them control of the Senate.
The governor of South Dakota is Republican Mike Rounds. Should there be
a
vacancy as a consequence of Johnson's illness and Rounds appoints a
Republican to fill the term, that would make the count 50 Demorats and 50
Republicans. Under the rules of the Senate, ties votes are settled by
the
vote of the vice president - currently Republican ***** Cheney -
effectively
giving control of the Senate to the Republicans.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/16191212/
Democratic secret agents are working on a plan to zap Cheney's
pacemaker should he become the tie-breaker again.
If that happens, then the decision will be left up to President Bush, I
bet...
Dr. Bipolar ;))
I think the media, and especially Republicans, are putting the cart
before the horse here. A precedent exists as outlined below in which an
ill, absent senator held on to his seat. If the SD Governor appoints a
Republican to fill a Dem's post, it'll be challenged by the Dems in
court and on the floor of the Senate. Obviously, the fair thing to do
is appoint a Dem to fill a Dem's vacant seat -- by going to whomever
ran second in a primary. A special election should be held quickly to
make sure the voters still have a right to elect their representative,
not have them 'appointed.'
Dr. Bipolar
Ill South Dakotan kept Senate seat 40 years ago
Reuters
Thursday, December 14, 2006; 11:03 PM
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Nearly 40 years ago, a U.S. senator from South
Dakota suffered an illness that sidelined him for years, yet he kept
his Senate seat.
Historians on Thursday cited the case of Karl Mundt to show that U.S.
Sen. Tim Johnson of South Dakota, who was in critical condition after
brain surgery, could keep his seat and maintain the Democrats' majority
in the Senate even if he could not attend to Senate duties for a long
period.
Republican Mundt suffered a severe stroke in 1969, preventing him from
being able to perform his duties. Yet he refused to resign and kept his
Senate seat until he retired in 1973, according to the Senate
Historian's Office.
"In 1972, he was stripped of his committee assignments by his
Republican senatorial colleagues," said Jon Van Patten, a professor at
the University of South Dakota Law School. Yet he remained a senator.
Mundt, South Dakota's longest serving senator, did not run for
re-election in November of 1972, retiring after four six-year terms.
Under South Dakota law, the state's Republican governor would name
someone to finish the final two years of Johnson's term if he died or
resigned. But Johnson could stay in office if he were incapacitated.
Neurologists said Johnson, listed in critical condition on Thursday
after brain surgery, stood a good chance of recovery.
And the 59-year-old senator's Democratic and Republican colleagues
voiced hope he would soon be back on Capitol Hill.
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